Michael Abramowitz

Articles by Michael Abramowitz

U.S. Joins G-8 Plan To Halve Emissions (July 9, 2008)

Bush Facing Rebuffs On Key Issues at G-8 (July 8, 2008)

Sherpas and Yaks -- Moving Mountains at the G-8 (July 7, 2008)

G-8 Plans to Address Aid Accountability (July 7, 2008)

Influential White House Staff Member Quits Job (July 4, 2008)

Bush Makes Final Push for Global Climate Deal (July 3, 2008)

Karl Rove: New Rampart, Old Battles (June 23, 2008)

White House Dismissed Legal Advice On Detainees (June 21, 2008)

President Visits Inundated Eastern Iowa (June 20, 2008)

Bush Urges Congress to Lift Offshore Drilling Ban (June 18, 2008)

Panel Urges G-8 to Increase Africa Aid (June 16, 2008)

Critics Study Possible Limits to Habeas Corpus Ruling (June 14, 2008)

Administration Strategy for Detention Now in Disarray (June 13, 2008)

McClellan To Testify About CIA Leak (June 10, 2008)

Tough Words From This Cheney on U.S. Mideast Policy (June 9, 2008)

At Peace Institute Groundbreaking, War Dominates the Proceedings (June 6, 2008)

Bush Talks With Israeli Author Before Meeting With Olmert (June 5, 2008)

McClellan Recounts Administration's Missed Chances After '04 Election (June 2, 2008)

McCain Accepts a Hand From Bush, at Arm's Length (May 28, 2008)

Bush Straddles His Hard Line in Engaging Sudan (May 27, 2008)

Two Audiences, Two Speeches (May 19, 2008)

Iran Remains Key Concern as Bush Returns (May 19, 2008)

After Israel, Bush Seeks To Reassure Palestinians (May 18, 2008)

Oil Efforts Are Best Possible, Saudis Say (May 17, 2008)

Bush's Comments In Israel Fuel Anger (May 16, 2008)

For Israel, 60 Candles And Many Luminaries (May 15, 2008)

In Israel, Bush Speaks Of Hope (May 15, 2008)

Bush's Legacy on Israel Debated on Eve of Visit (May 13, 2008)

Education-Benefits Plan Could Face Math Test (May 12, 2008)

Ye Shall Be Judged -- Not (May 5, 2008)

Bush: Revealing Reactor Was Meant to Pressure N. Korea (April 30, 2008)

Moving On Up, to Brussels (April 28, 2008)

Bush Tells Palestinian Leader Peace Is Possible (April 25, 2008)

Bush Defends Trade, Economy at N. American Summit (April 23, 2008)

White House Defends NAFTA as Bush Meets With Heads of Mexico, Canada (April 22, 2008)

Bush's New Best Friend: Merkel Losing, Sarkozy Gaining? (April 21, 2008)

Bush Picks Executive for HUD (April 19, 2008)

Britain's Brown Gets Feel for Future of Alliance With U.S. (April 18, 2008)

Britain's Brown to Meet Presidential Candidates (April 16, 2008)

Jewish Liberals to Launch A Counterpoint to AIPAC (April 15, 2008)

Building Ties With Catholics A Bush Priority (April 15, 2008)

Next President Will Discover If U.S. Footprint Stabilizes Iraq (April 10, 2008)

Bush Listens Closely To His Man in Iraq (April 6, 2008)

Bush Says War's Outcome 'Will Merit the Sacrifice' (March 25, 2008)

Administration Puts Its Best Spin on Iran Report (March 24, 2008)

Privately, Bush Presses China Over Crackdown on Tibet (March 21, 2008)

Bush Fills Key Posts In Homeland Security (March 20, 2008)

President Signals Support for Georgia to Join NATO (March 20, 2008)

Late Calls Rarely Merit Snap Decisions (March 16, 2008)

Fallon's Resignation Is Not Seen as Step Toward Attack on Iran (March 13, 2008)

Bush Moves to Bolster Support for U.S. War Effort (March 12, 2008)

Bush and McCain Stress Their Unity, and So Do the Democrats (March 6, 2008)

Bush Attends to Foreign Policy Issues (March 5, 2008)

Danish Prime Minister Visits Bush Ranch, Pushes for Global Pact on Climate Change (March 2, 2008)

Bush Aide Resigns Over Plagiarism (March 1, 2008)

Bush Assails Democratic Candidates' Foreign Policy Views (February 29, 2008)

U.S. Struggles to Find Envoy, Hindering Effort to Stabilize Afghanistan (February 26, 2008)

On Signing Statements, McCain Says 'Never,' Obama and Clinton 'Sometimes' (February 25, 2008)

SMU to Host Bush's Presidential Library (February 23, 2008)

Change Toward Cuba Likely to Come Slowly (February 20, 2008)

House Defies Bush on Wiretaps (February 15, 2008)

U.S. Increases Sanctions On Syria Over Terrorists (February 14, 2008)

Spielberg Quits Role In Olympic Ceremonies (February 13, 2008)

At Black History Month Event, Bush Denounces Noose Displays (February 13, 2008)

History and Necessity Unite Bush, McCain (February 9, 2008)

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan (February 9, 2008)

Bush's Budget Projects Deficits (February 5, 2008)

U.S. Concern Over Economy Is Highest in Years (February 4, 2008)

Critics Take the Lead in Defining Bush's Legacy (February 4, 2008)

President's Spending Plan Would Rival 2004 Deficit (February 3, 2008)

Bush Signals Troop Level May Stay Stable (February 1, 2008)

Bush Urges Passage of Tax Rebate (January 31, 2008)

Bush Talks of Past Addiction (January 30, 2008)

Bush Touts Iraq Progress, Economic Plan (January 29, 2008)

For Speechwriting Team, Bush Is Editor in Chief (January 28, 2008)

Economy, War To Dominate State of Union (January 28, 2008)

Democrats Attack Iraq Security Proposal (January 24, 2008)

President Making A Final Push On Foreign Policy (January 20, 2008)

Citing Prices, Bush Urges OPEC to Boost Output (January 16, 2008)

Citing Prices, Bush Urges OPEC to Boost Output (January 16, 2008)

Personal Approach Marks Bush's First Saudi Visit (January 15, 2008)

Bush Gets a Taste of the Sheik's Life (January 14, 2008)

Bush Urges United Action Against Iran (January 14, 2008)

Bush Nudges Mideast on Democracy (January 14, 2008)

Iraq Passes Bill on Baathists (January 13, 2008)

Bush Meets With Petraeus (January 13, 2008)

Bush Arrives In Gulf Region (January 12, 2008)

Bush Alters Stand on Palestinians (January 11, 2008)

Bush Alters Stand on Palestinians (January 11, 2008)

Bush Recalls 1998 Trip to Israel (January 10, 2008)

Bush Opens Tour With Call to Act (January 10, 2008)

On First Trip to Israel, Bush Hopes to Inject Vigor Into Peace Talks (January 8, 2008)

In a Shorter War, the Numbers Might Have Added Up (January 7, 2008)

As Bush Heads to Mideast, Renewed Questions on Iran (January 7, 2008)

Bush Names Successor as Sudan Envoy Steps Down (December 22, 2007)

Bush Is Upbeat About Economy's Prospects (December 21, 2007)

White House Lawyers Told Of Videotapes (December 20, 2007)

Secret Service Logs of White House Visitors Are Public Records, Judge Rules (December 18, 2007)

Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities (December 17, 2007)

Bush's Not-So-Easy Riders (December 17, 2007)

Bush: Use of Steroids Has 'Sullied' Baseball (December 15, 2007)

Libby Decides To Drop Appeal (December 11, 2007)

Bush Tells Iran to Disclose Nuclear Activities (December 6, 2007)

Bush May Visit Israel, Palestinian Territories (December 5, 2007)

President, Congress Ready to Begin the Next Round (December 3, 2007)

Bush Seeks More Funds for AIDS Fight (December 1, 2007)

Moscow May Host Middle East Follow-Up (November 29, 2007)

Gathering Israelis and Arabs May Have Been the Real Feat (November 28, 2007)

Restrained Optimism For Mideast Peace Talks (November 27, 2007)

For Bush, It's Not About Being There (November 26, 2007)

Eyes Will Be on Bush At Talks on Mideast (November 24, 2007)

Bush More Emphatic In Backing Musharraf (November 21, 2007)

A Scientific Advance, a Political Question Mark (November 21, 2007)

Musharraf Ties Pose Dilemma For Bush (November 18, 2007)

Bush Gets Another Hard Look at the Costs of War (November 12, 2007)

Bush, Rice Defend Musharraf as an Ally (November 11, 2007)

Sarkozy Backs Bush on Iran, Talks to Clinton (November 8, 2007)

White House Hails Renewed Ties With Europe (November 7, 2007)

Bush Urges Pakistani Leader to Hold Elections (November 6, 2007)

To Implement Policy, Bush to Turn to Administrative Orders (October 31, 2007)

Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say (October 26, 2007)

Bush Vows to Stay the Course On U.S. Policy Toward Cuba (October 25, 2007)

Administration Diverges on Missile Defense (October 24, 2007)

Bush to Announce Steps to Pressure Cuba Toward Democracy (October 24, 2007)

U.S. Warns Iraq to Halt Rebel Raids On Turkey (October 23, 2007)

National Security Adviser to Travel to Middle East (October 18, 2007)

Rice Hears Palestinians' Grievances (October 18, 2007)

Rice Draws on 'Spiritual Passion' in Push for Peace (October 17, 2007)

Rice Pushes Mideast Parties On Plan to Revive Peace Talks (October 16, 2007)

Rice Avoids Criticizing Putin as U.S. Seeks Russia's Cooperation (October 14, 2007)

Putin Publicly Rebukes Rice, Gates on Foreign Policy Goals (October 13, 2007)

Rice Cites 'Lying' by Iran About Nuclear Program (October 12, 2007)

Turkish Premier Tells Bush Genocide Bill Would Hurt Ties (October 6, 2007)

Bush Defends Interrogations (October 6, 2007)

Congress Seeks Secret Memos On Interrogation (October 5, 2007)

Bush Vetoes Health Measure (October 4, 2007)

Presidential-Records Order Partly Invalidated (October 2, 2007)

U.S. Urges China to Help Curb Violence in Burma, Prepare for Transition (September 29, 2007)

Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion (September 27, 2007)

With Justice Pick, Bush Hopes to Avoid a Fight (September 18, 2007)

Ex-Judge Is Said to Be Pick At Justice (September 17, 2007)

President Reaches Out to a Friendly Circle in New Media (September 16, 2007)

Mukasey Cited as Leading Candidate for Attorney General (September 16, 2007)

Pentagon Chief Talks of Further Iraq Troop Cuts (September 15, 2007)

Bush to Endorse Petraeus Plan (September 12, 2007)

Congress, White House Battle Over Iraq Assessment (September 10, 2007)

Rove Replacement Seen as Highly Partisan Go-Getter (September 10, 2007)

Bush Moves to Put Himself in a Position For Troop Drawdown (September 9, 2007)

Petraeus Disappointed At Political State of Iraq (September 8, 2007)

First Lady Calls for U.N. Resolution Over Ongoing Strife in Burma (September 6, 2007)

The Facts on Emissions, or a Lot of Hot Air? (September 3, 2007)

Book Tells Of Dissent In Bush's Inner Circle (September 3, 2007)

Military Briefs Bush On Troops' Welfare (September 1, 2007)

Tony Snow Resigns as White House Spokesman (September 1, 2007)

Bush Says Gulf Coast Isn't Forgotten (August 30, 2007)

As Iraq Situation Varies, Bush Sticks With Encouraging Words (August 29, 2007)

In the End, Realities Trumped Loyalty (August 28, 2007)

Behind Bush's History Lesson (August 27, 2007)

No Big Shifts Planned After Report on Iraq (August 25, 2007)

Hill, White House Draw Battle Lines (August 3, 2007)

Threats to Lebanon Risk Fiscal Stress (August 3, 2007)

Administration Again Rebuffs Senators (August 2, 2007)

Cheney: Don't Close Guantanamo Yet (August 1, 2007)

Bush, Brown Stress Commonalities (July 31, 2007)

New British Leader's Tightrope With Bush: Be Close Yet Apart (July 29, 2007)

White House Wants Iraqi Leaders to Reach 'Political Accommodation' (July 22, 2007)

Intelligence Puts Rationale For War on Shakier Ground (July 18, 2007)

FDA Faulted In Safety Lapses (July 18, 2007)

Papers Detail Industry's Role in Cheney's Energy Report (July 18, 2007)

President Unbowed as Benchmarks Are Unmet (July 13, 2007)

Commuting Libby's Sentence 'Fair,' Bush Says (July 13, 2007)

President To Critics: Wait Till September (July 11, 2007)

A Decision Made Largely Alone (July 3, 2007)

Bush Claims Executive Privilege on Subpoenas (June 29, 2007)

Meeting With U.S. Campaign Aides Shows China's Interest in the Race (June 28, 2007)

Cheney Aide Explains Stance on Classified Material (June 27, 2007)

Bush Names Ex-Rep. Nussle Budget Chief (June 20, 2007)

Bush Tips His Hat To Boeing Workers (June 20, 2007)

Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee (June 19, 2007)

Bush Cautions Democrats on Spending (June 17, 2007)

Bush Met With Jewish Leaders (June 17, 2007)

President Names Ex-GOP Leader As Key Adviser (June 14, 2007)

Bush, Senators to Meet on Immigration (June 12, 2007)

Conservatives Worry About Court Vacancies (June 10, 2007)

Bush Criticized in Immigration Defeat (June 9, 2007)

Letters Cast Light on Cheney's Inner Circle (June 6, 2007)

President Imposes New Sanctions on Sudan (May 30, 2007)

Bush Looks To Intensify Pressure On Sudan (May 29, 2007)

White House Considers Next Steps in Iraq (May 27, 2007)

Immigration Bill's Point System Worries Some Groups (May 27, 2007)

After Victory on Hill, President Shifts Tone on Iraq (May 25, 2007)

Bush Blames Iraq Violence on Al-Qaeda (May 24, 2007)

In Carter-Bush Duel, Dual Retreats (May 22, 2007)

Second Life for Study Group (May 21, 2007)

Immigrant Legislation Splits GOP (May 19, 2007)

U.S., Iran Plan Talks on Pacifying Iraq (May 14, 2007)

Bush's Relations With Capitol Hill Chilly (May 13, 2007)

President Offers 'Prayers and Concerns' to Kansas Town (May 10, 2007)

Bush Threatens Veto of New Iraq Bill (May 9, 2007)

Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill (May 2, 2007)

U.S., Japan Reiterate Warning to N. Korea (April 28, 2007)

Japanese Leader Aims To Build Ties With Bush (April 27, 2007)

Bush Gives Mixed View Of Progress In Iraq (April 25, 2007)

Bush Asserts Increased Confidence in Gonzales (April 24, 2007)

Differing Tales of a White House Encounter (April 20, 2007)

Bush Unveils And Delays Sanctions For Sudan (April 19, 2007)

Administration Still Weighing Sudan Options (April 18, 2007)

Bush Acknowledges Congress's Right To Weigh In on War (April 16, 2007)

Explaining Missing E-Mails, Attorney Says Rove Thought RNC Saved Them (April 14, 2007)

Rove E-Mail Sought by Congress May Be Missing (April 13, 2007)

White House E-Mail Lost in Private Accounts (April 12, 2007)

Hill Leaders to Meet With Bush on War Funding Bill (April 12, 2007)

Bush Invites Democrats to Discuss Iraq (April 11, 2007)

For Bush's Staff Chief, A Thorny First Year (April 6, 2007)

Rightist Indignation (April 2, 2007)

Bush Reaffirms Confidence in Gonzales Amid New Disclosures (March 25, 2007)

Debate Over Iraq Pullout Aside, Bush Needs a War Spending Bill (March 22, 2007)

Bush Offers Aides For Hill Interviews (March 21, 2007)

Democrats' Resolution on Iraq Reaches Senate Floor (March 15, 2007)

White House Finds Trouble Harder to Shrug Off (March 14, 2007)

Rove Doing His Part to Help Shape a Positive Legacy for Bush (March 9, 2007)

President Cites 'Encouraging Signs' From New Iraq Plan (March 7, 2007)

Apologies, Anger at Walter Reed Hearing (March 6, 2007)

Army Secretary Ousted (March 3, 2007)

Commission Will Consider Conflict Over War Powers (March 1, 2007)

Insurgent Activity Spurs Cheney Trip to Pakistan (February 27, 2007)

Cheney Remark Rankles Pelosi (February 24, 2007)

In Tennessee, Bush Talks Up Tax Breaks for the Uninsured (February 22, 2007)

Cheney's Influence Lessens in Second Term (February 20, 2007)

Bush, Congress Could Face Confrontation on Issue of War Powers (February 16, 2007)

At Democrats' Meeting, Bush Appeals for Cooperation (February 4, 2007)

Bush to Request Billions for Wars (February 3, 2007)

Bush Urges Stepped-Up Campaign Against Childhood Obesity (February 2, 2007)

Bush Addresses Income Inequality (February 1, 2007)

Bush Says Missing '-ic' Was an Oversight (January 30, 2007)

Iraqi Forces Showing Initiative, Bush Says (January 30, 2007)

Cheney Says U.S. Is Sending 'Strong Signal' to Iran (January 29, 2007)

Bush Defies Lawmakers To Solve Iraq (January 27, 2007)

Bush and Democrats Just Can't Agree on How to Be Bipartisan (January 26, 2007)

Bush Plans New Focus On Afghan Recovery (January 25, 2007)

Bush Urges Congress, Nation To Give His Iraq Plan a Chance (January 24, 2007)

Embattled, Bush Held To Plan to Salvage Iraq (January 21, 2007)

President Says His Iraq Policy Was Failing (January 17, 2007)

Opposition to Iraq Plan Leaves Bush Isolated (January 14, 2007)

Bush to Add 20,000 Troops In an Effort to Stabilize Iraq (January 11, 2007)

Bush to Add 21,500 Troops In an Effort to Stabilize Iraq (January 11, 2007)

With Iraq Speech, Bush to Pull Away From His Generals (January 10, 2007)

Bush Works To Rally Support for Iraq 'Surge' (January 9, 2007)

Critics Say 'Surge' Is More of The Same (January 7, 2007)

Bush Making Changes in His Iraq Team (January 5, 2007)

GOP Lawmakers Divided About 'Surge' in Troops (January 1, 2007)

President Declares Tuesday A National Day of Mourning (December 29, 2006)

Bush Considers Economic Package for Iraq (December 29, 2006)

Bush and Security Advisers to Meet Today on Iraq Strategy (December 28, 2006)

On the War, Determined to Go His Own Way (December 20, 2006)

Doubts About Iraqi Leader's Capabilities Persist (December 17, 2006)

Truman's Trials Resonate for Bush (December 15, 2006)

U.S. Condemns Gathering in Iran of Holocaust Skeptics (December 13, 2006)

No Rift With Administration, Baker and Hamilton Say (December 11, 2006)

Hawks Bolster Skeptical President (December 10, 2006)

Iraq Panel Proposes Major Strategy Shift (December 7, 2006)

Bush Calls Iraq Report One Among Many Ideas (December 6, 2006)

Bush Rejects Troop Reductions, Endorses Maliki (December 1, 2006)

Bush, Maliki Put Off Meeting (November 30, 2006)

Afghanistan Called 'Key Priority' for NATO (November 30, 2006)

Bush to Press Iraqi Premier On Security (November 29, 2006)

Bush to Pursue Fresh NATO Commitments (November 28, 2006)

Estonian Leader Voices Worry Over Russia (November 28, 2006)

Cheney Rejects Idea Of Iraq Withdrawal (November 18, 2006)

Bush Faces New Calls to Shift Policies On Mideast (November 14, 2006)

Bush Meets With Pelosi; Both Pledge Cooperation (November 10, 2006)

A Meek Departure From the War Cabinet (November 9, 2006)

Bush Says 'America Loses' Under Democrats (October 31, 2006)

Midterm Vote May Define Rove's Legacy (October 30, 2006)

On Campaign Stop, Bush Rallies Loyalists (October 29, 2006)

President Says Democrats Are 'Disposed' to Increase Taxes (October 25, 2006)

Rove Road-Tests Tougher Attack on Democrats (October 22, 2006)

Major Change Expected In Strategy for Iraq War (October 20, 2006)

White House Upbeat About GOP Prospects (October 15, 2006)

Ability of New Iraqi Leaders Doubted (October 13, 2006)

Bush Stands Firm on Policies (October 12, 2006)

Painting a Rosy Budget Picture (October 11, 2006)

U.S. Urges Sanctions on North Korea (October 10, 2006)

New Aircraft Carrier Christened In Honor of George H.W. Bush (October 8, 2006)

House Republicans Move to Back Hastert (October 6, 2006)

At Dinner Table, Bush Plays Role of Mediator (September 28, 2006)

Bush Brings Afghanistan, Pakistan to the Table (September 27, 2006)

Democrats Focus on Terrorism Report in Attacks on Bush (September 26, 2006)

Bush Seeks Increased Pakistani Cooperation (September 23, 2006)

In Florida, Bush Touts Tax Cuts (September 22, 2006)

In U.N. Speech, Bush Softens Tone on Iran (September 20, 2006)

France's Chirac Not in Favor of Iran Sanctions (September 19, 2006)

Called From Diplomatic Reserve (September 17, 2006)

President Tries to Win Over a War-Weary Nation (September 12, 2006)

Bush Says Iraq Victory Is Vital (September 12, 2006)

War's Critics Abetting Terrorists, Cheney Says (September 11, 2006)

President Shifts Argument, Catches Critics Off Guard (September 7, 2006)

Bush Takes His Case to Veterans (September 1, 2006)

With Campaigning, a Preview (August 31, 2006)

New Orleans Honors Its Dead (August 30, 2006)

The President and His Critics Mark Anniversary Along Coast (August 29, 2006)

Katrina's Damage Lingers For Bush (August 26, 2006)

President Remains Eager to Cut Entitlement Spending (August 11, 2006)

Critics Cite 'Constrained' Mideast Policy (August 6, 2006)

GOP Candidates Claim Degrees Of Separation From President (August 5, 2006)

Bush, Blair Seek U.N. Force In South Lebanon as Buffer (July 29, 2006)

Hagel Decries U.S. 'Crisis Diplomacy' in Mideast (July 29, 2006)

Bush Signs Voting Rights Act Extension (July 28, 2006)

Saudi Arabia Asks U.S. to Intervene in Lebanon (July 24, 2006)

Bush's Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed (July 24, 2006)

Iraqi Leader to Visit Bush; Talks to Focus on Violence (July 23, 2006)

In Mideast Strife, Bush Sees a Step To Peace (July 21, 2006)

White House Shifts Tack on Tribunals (July 20, 2006)

Conservative Anger Grows Over Bush's Foreign Policy (July 19, 2006)

Bush Set to Use First Veto on Stem Cell Bill (July 18, 2006)

U.S. Shifts Policy on Geneva Conventions (July 12, 2006)

After Missiles, Calls Go Out (July 7, 2006)

A Driven President Faces a World of Crises (July 6, 2006)